The Florida Department of Education and the State Board of Education published the following mission statement on their website:<ref>[http://www.fldoe.org/board/ ''Florida Department of Education,'' "State Board of Education," accessed January 21, 2014]</ref>

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The mission statement of the Florida Department of Education reads:<ref>[http://www.fldoe.org/board/ ''Florida Department of Education,'' "State Board of Education," accessed January 21, 2014]</ref>

{{Quote|Increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents, and communities, and to maintain an accountability system that measures student progress toward the following goals:

{{Quote|Increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents, and communities, and to maintain an accountability system that measures student progress toward the following goals:

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The Florida Department of Education oversees school districts, state and community colleges, universities and independent postsecondary institutions in the state of Florida. The Commissioner of Education is appointed by the Florida Board of Education to supervise public education.[2] The department managed 2.7 million students in 4,270 schools during the 2012-2013 school year.[3]

The mission statement of the Florida Department of Education reads:[4]

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Increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents, and communities, and to maintain an accountability system that measures student progress toward the following goals: